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Salvatore Giuliano

  • 1962
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.2K
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Salvatore Giuliano (1962)
CrimeDramaHistoryMystery

The unclear and complicated twists between governal powers, independentist party and Mafia in the Sicily of the '40s culminate with the death of Salvatore Giuliano.The unclear and complicated twists between governal powers, independentist party and Mafia in the Sicily of the '40s culminate with the death of Salvatore Giuliano.The unclear and complicated twists between governal powers, independentist party and Mafia in the Sicily of the '40s culminate with the death of Salvatore Giuliano.

  • Director
    • Francesco Rosi
  • Writers
    • Francesco Rosi
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico
    • Enzo Provenzale
  • Stars
    • Frank Wolff
    • Salvo Randone
    • Frederico Zardi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.2K
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    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Francesco Rosi
      • Suso Cecchi D'Amico
      • Enzo Provenzale
    • Stars
      • Frank Wolff
      • Salvo Randone
      • Frederico Zardi
    • 15User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Frank Wolff
    Frank Wolff
    • Gaspare Pisciotta
    Salvo Randone
    Salvo Randone
    • President of Viterbo Assize Court
    Frederico Zardi
    • Pisciotta's Defense Counsel
    • (uncredited)
    Pippo Agusta
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Sennuccio Benelli
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Giuseppe Calandra
    • Minor Official
    • (uncredited)
    Pietro Cammarata
    • Salvatore Giuliano
    • (uncredited)
    Max Cartier
    • Francesco
    • (uncredited)
    Nando Cicero
    • Bandit
    • (uncredited)
    Pietro Franzone
    • Seperatist
    • (uncredited)
    Giovanni Gallina
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Vincenzo Norvese
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Carmelo Oliviero
    • Don Nitto Minasola
    • (uncredited)
    Renato Pinciroli
    • Pinciroli
    • (uncredited)
    Francesco Rosi
    Francesco Rosi
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Mno Sorgi
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Giuseppe Teti
    • Priest of Montelepre
    • (uncredited)
    Cosimo Torino
    • Frank Mannino
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Francesco Rosi
    • Writers
      • Francesco Rosi
      • Suso Cecchi D'Amico
      • Enzo Provenzale
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews15

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    _Manuel_

    A perfect analysis of the most famous gangster, loved from the poor people, of Sicily.

    A perfect analysis of the most famous gangster, loved from the poor people, of Sicily. Is very good the acting of Frank Wolff as the cousin of Giuliano, Salvatore Pisciotta. On this Film there is the same history of the gangster of the Film "Il Siciliano" with C. Lambert, but here the film is history, there the film is a bad novel.
    5Gloede_The_Saint

    Flawed, partly uninteresting but overall well made

    Through the first hour of this film there are no focused characters, at most a character is seen in two or three short scenes. It's basically just following history and showing examples of it. Luckily it's not rushed, it's decently paced and it is realistic.

    The best way to describe this is to call it a docu-drama. A narrator tells you something and then some people either do what's described or continues where the narrator leaves off. Though this approach can work, I did find it distancing in this film and it did make me less interested. The above competent direction and photography did elevate it however and for a long time I felt that it was great.

    The films main problem is that we never really get to know anything, least of all about the title character who is despite the entire film being about his history only seen dead, or walking/running around. He only has a few lines.

    Then towards the middle we experience two horrendous acts of overacting which damages the film severely. Both involving screaming/crying, the worst offender was the woman playing Giulianos mother. She screams and cries so awfully and in such a high tone that you wonder if you are watching a cheap parody. This scene is agonizingly long.

    We do however learn a lot about the conflict going on and after a bit more than an hour, perhaps closer to 90 mins we get one character to follow. Overall I just don't think the film put us inside the conflict and despite giving us historical facts and let us understand the events we never got to the core. This made it cold and somewhat uninteresting for time to time. Not a film I would recommend but definitely a more or less good film.

    6.5/10
    7JuguAbraham

    Good but overrated

    Interesting neo-realistic, quasi-documentary film with notable editing. But did the film deserve the Best Director award at Berlin over Bergman's "Through a glass darkly"? The Swedish film was superior. Martin Scorsese likes it because he can identify with the Italian politics and sociology of that time. The Rosi film is good but overrated.
    9museumofdave

    A Subtle Classic About The Heart and Soul of A Country

    The first time you experience this film is rather like going to an opera without knowing the plot: there are some grand scenes of murder and passion, some incredible scenery, but it's long and you're in a suspended state of confusion much of the time--and it's a two-hour film, almost a documentary.

    The second time you watch this film (and you should!) it can be enjoyed on so many levels, and you begin to appreciate Rosi's genius for mixing various kinds of truth, for exposing the sorts of lies governmental bodies can develop to protect their flanks, for demythologizing the idea of the folk outlaw whose ideals are supposedly those of the people. At heart this is a film about Sicily, about an island's struggle to find it's heart and it's heritage--not easy to watch, but magnificently photographed at every turn.
    n_m_mcnamara

    Quite Stunning

    Francesco Rosi's elliptical film about the notorious Sicilian gangster is quite stunning. This is not, however, a typical gangster film. This film is more about the lives of the people affected by Giuliano than about the gangster himself and this is given extra resonance by the casting of the real villagers in almost all cases. The fact that we never see Giuliano's face makes the director's intentions quite clear.

    Giuliano began his professional criminal career when he was caught stealing at a young age and chased out of his village into the surrounding hills where he formed a gang and made a living from robberies and standover tactics. He became feared and respected by the locals and was eventually recruited by regional officials to help in the fight for independence from Italy. The first half of the film explores these events and manages to convey an extremely strong feeling for the time and place. The second half of the film deals with the trial of the surviving members of Giuliano's gang after his death and in doing so illuminates much of what has come before.

    It is remarkable how well the film holds together considering the amount of different styles and techniques that were combined in its creation. There are elements of docudrama, courtroom drama, Italian neorealism, crime story and political tract. It is also surprising how well it holds up over forty years later.

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    • Trivia
      Martin Scorsese credits this film as being one of his many inspirational sources for the look and style of his Taxi Driver (1976).
    • Goofs
      When his mother comes to view and identify his corpse, Salvatore's stomach clearly moves as the actor struggles to control his breathing.
    • Connections
      Edited into Il sasso in bocca (1970)

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1963 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Wer erschoß Salvatore G.?
    • Filming locations
      • 98 Via Serafino Mannone, Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy(Giuliano's body)
    • Production companies
      • Galatea Film
      • Lux Film
      • Vides Cinematografica
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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